see past the end of one's nose

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: verder zien dan zijn neus lang is — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• Dutch: verder kijken dan zijn neus lang is — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• Finnish: nähdä nenäänsä pidemmälle — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• French: ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• Italian: vedere più in là del proprio naso — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• Italian: vedere oltre la punta del proprio naso — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• Polish: (nie) widzieć dalej niż czubek własnego nosa — have insight into underlying facts or consequences
• Russian: не видеть дальше своего носа (ne videtʹ dalʹše svojevo nosa) — have insight into underlying facts or consequences